100 YEARS AGO Tuesday, March 30, 1915 Japanese sword sent to English teacher Mr. J. M. McGregor, once a popular teacher of English in Waseda University, went to England, it may be recalled, some years ago, to follow up a new line of work ...

It is natural for the nation’s leaders to want to visit Yasukuni Shrine to pay their respects to those who died for the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday. At a House of Representatives plenary meeting, Abe stressed the importance of leaders ...

Chinese state-run media claimed victory Saturday for Beijing after it reached an accord with Japan to tone down tensions over territorial and historical disputes that had fueled concerns of conflict. The two sides issued similar statements Friday after a meeting in Beijing between State ...

Japan has decided to hold firm on its stance that it has no agreement with China preventing the prime minister and two other senior leaders from visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. In a move that could further damage Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s chances of ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday lodged a protest with Japan’s embassy in Beijing over the visit by three Cabinet ministers to Yasukuni Shrine, Japanese diplomats said. On Friday, Beijing voiced strong objections to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to send an offering to ...

Komeito to Takaichi: avoid Yasukuni The head of Komeito, the junior ruling coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, urged internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday to drop her plan to visit Yasukuni Shrine during its upcoming fall festival. “We have been trying ...